Revisiting Dan Pelosi's Mom's Portugese Rice

<p>On <i>Play Me a Recipe, </i>your favorite cooks will walk you through their most treasured recipes, offering all the insider tips, stories, and tricks you won't get from a written recipe—and you'll be right alongside them, every step of the way. Feel free to pause, jump back, or navigate the steps via the podcast chapters.</p><p>If you're cooking along, here's the recipe we're making today. Go ahead and grab the ingredients below before starting the episode (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/grossypelosi/">Dan</a> starts listing them at <a href="https://play-me-a-recipe.simplecast.com/episodes/revisiting-dan-pelosis-moms-portugese-rice?t=0m39s">0:39</a>). </p><p><a href="https://food52.com/recipes/85628-portuguese-rice-recipe-with-linguica">Mom's Portuguese Rice</a><br /><i>Serves 4 to 6</i></p><ul><li>1/4 cup olive oil</li><li>3/4 pound linguiça, cut into 1/8-inch thick coins on a diagonal</li><li>1 red pepper, chopped small</li><li>1 large white onion, chopped small</li><li>1 heaping tablespoon smoked paprika</li><li>1 teaspoon kosher salt</li><li>1 teaspoon ground black pepper</li><li>1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)</li><li>1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste</li><li>1 cup long grain white  rice</li><li>3 cups chicken stock</li><li>2 bay leaves</li><li>A handful of chopped parsley</li></ul><p>1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. </p><p>2. Add 1/4 cup olive oil to a medium-sized oven safe pot or dutch oven. Over low heat, let olive oil heat up for about 5 minutes. Add linguiça coins to the pot and spread them out evenly.  Cook linguiça until coins are brown and crispy on both sides, flipping the coins over half way through, about 5-7 minutes. Remove cooked linguiça from the pot and set aside on a plate.</p><p>3. Your pot will have a gorgeous orange oil left in from the fried linguiça. Add the chopped pepper, chopped onion, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1 teaspoon ground black pepper to the pot. Cook over medium heat, stirring until browned, about 5-7 minutes. </p><p>4. Add 1 heaping tablespoon smoked paprika an